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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The legendary Beat figure, best known as a publisher and poet, sadly passed away on Feb 22. That City Lights Books continues to this day is a testament to his diligence, defiance and determination. We will publish a full obituary … Continue reading
EBSN 2021 Deadline Extended for Proposals
We’re happy to see all of your proposals coming in for the 10th Annual EBSN conference, which will be held online this fall. The final deadline for conference submissions has now been extended to March 31st. You can check the call … Continue reading
Rare di Prima Phone Conference Reading/Discussion
As a tribute Kurt Hemmer has posted this wonderful conference call between his Beat class in Pullman, Washington and di Prima from 2000. Enjoy!
Interview with A. Robert Lee on The Joan Anderson Letter
We are very pleased to be able to publish a great new interview with A. Robert Lee by Kurt Hemmer about the long awaited publication of Neal Cassady’s ‘Joan Anderson Letter’ via The Black Spring Press Group. See also Jan … Continue reading
The Center for Gary Snyder Studies Relaunches
Congratulations to Professor Joan Qionglin Tan who has relaunched her “Center for Gary Snyder Studies”, which has moved from Hunan University to the Shanghai University of Economics and Finance. If you are interested to learn more please email Professor Tan … Continue reading
Review of Gerald Nicosia’s New Book
Read Matthew McLaughlin’s great review of Beat Scrapbook, accompanied by some magical photos contributed by Nicosia himself- here.
Tribute to Diane di Prima
We have just published a wonderfully touching and articulate tribute to Di Prima by Estíbaliz Encarnación-Pinedo Continue reading
Diane di Prima
We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Diane di Prima’s death. A powerful, yet often delicate poet and writer, as well as a tireless teacher and activist who was instrumental in publishing Beat works. More from The Allen … Continue reading
ACLA 2021 Virtual Conference “Beat Internationalism” EBSN Seminar CFP
EBSN members Benjamin J. Heal and Erik Mortenson are co-organizing a seminar titled “Beat Internationalism” for next year’s American Comparative Literature Association’s virtual conference (April 8-11 2021). If you are interested in submitting an abstract time is short – please … Continue reading
Podcast Interview with Oliver Harris
First episode in a planned regular feature for the EBSN website. “Playback – The EBSN Podcast” will attempt to fill some of the void left by Covid 19, by providing our members with some new and varied content. In this … Continue reading